"Energy medicine is a branch of alternative medicine based on a pseudo-scientific belief that healers can channel 'healing energy' into a patient and effect positive results."
Therapies that use the body's energy field, such as Reiki and acupuncture, to promote healing and balance.
Anatomy and Physiology: A deep understanding of the human body and its biological functions is essential for comprehending energy medicine concepts.
Meridians and Chakras: This topic explores the energy pathways in the human body and how vital energy flows through them.
Five Elements Theory: The Five-Element theory explains how the human body corresponds to the natural elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether.
Acupuncture and Acupressure: Acupuncture and acupressure are complementary practices that can be used to treat various ailments by stimulating specific points on the body.
Qi Gong and Tai Chi: Qi Gong and Tai Chi are energy movement practices that focus on connecting mind, body, and breath to promote health and well-being.
Homeopathy: Homeopathy is a form of energy medicine that involves treating ailments with highly diluted natural substances that can produce healing effects.
Ayurveda: Ayurveda is a holistic medical practice from India that focuses on the balance between the mind, body, and spirit and how it affects the overall health.
Nutrition and Dietary Supplements: Proper nutrition and dietary supplements are crucial in maintaining our energy levels and preventing diseases.
Herbal Medicine: Herbal medicine involves using medicinal plants to treat various conditions.
Color Therapy: Color therapy aka chromotherapy is a holistic practice that incorporates the use of colors to balance and enhance the body's energy levels and vibration.
Sound Therapy: Sound therapy uses sounds to heal the imbalances in the human body, promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy involves the use of essential oils to promote wellness, relaxation and manage pain, and reduce stress.
Meditation: Meditation is a practice that focuses on promoting relaxation, reducing stress, and improving mental and emotional health.
Energy Healing: Energy healing is a holistic practice that aims to treat ailments by manipulating the body's energy fields or chakras.
Reiki: Reiki is a form of energy healing that involves transmitting energy through the palms and helps promote relaxation, reduce stress and aid in healing.
Quantum Healing: Quantum Healing is a newer form of healing that further explores the energy link between mind and matter.
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT): EFT is a method that involves tapping specific points on the body to relieve stress and promote emotional healing.
Radionics: Radionics is a method that involves using energy to communicate and heal the body.
Bach Flower Remedies: Bach Flower Remedies is a type of energy medicine that uses gentle and safe remedies made from plant material to help balance emotional instability.
Crystals and Gemstones: Crystals and gemstones are believed to promote positive energy flow and bring balance to the body's energy fields.
Acupuncture: An ancient Chinese practice that involves stimulating specific points on the body with fine needles to achieve balance in the flow of energy (chi or qi) throughout the body.
Reiki: A form of energy medicine that involves the use of the practitioner's hands to transfer healing energy to the patient. The goal is to remove energetic blockages and restore balance to the body's energy system.
Homeopathy: A system of medicine that uses highly diluted substances to stimulate the body's innate healing ability. It is based on the principle that "like cures like," meaning that a substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can cure those same symptoms in a sick person.
Herbal Medicine: The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes. Herbal medicine has been used for centuries to treat a wide range of illnesses and conditions.
Chiropractic: A form of manual therapy that involves the manipulation of the spine and other joints to improve function in the musculoskeletal system. The goal is to alleviate pain, improve range of motion, and promote overall wellness.
Ayurveda: A traditional Indian system of medicine that focuses on balancing the body, mind, and spirit through a combination of diet, lifestyle changes, herbal remedies, and other natural treatments.
Qi Gong: A Chinese practice that combines movement, breath control, and meditation to cultivate and balance the flow of energy in the body.
Aromatherapy: The use of essential oils extracted from plants to promote physical and emotional well-being. It involves inhaling the aroma or applying the oils topically.
Biofeedback: A technique that uses electronic sensors to monitor and measure a patient's physiological responses (such as heart rate, muscle tension, and brain waves) and teach them to control those responses to promote relaxation and reduce stress.
Energy Psychology: A form of therapy that combines traditional psychology techniques with methods to balance and restore the body's energy system. It can include techniques such as EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), Tapping, and Psych-K.
"The field is defined by shared beliefs and practices relating to mysticism and esotericism in the wider alternative medicine sphere."
"Terms such as energy healing or vibrational medicine being used as synonymous or alternative names."
"In most cases, there is no empirically measurable energy involved: the term refers instead to so-called subtle energy."
"Practitioners may classify the practice as hands-on, hands-off, and distant (or absent) where the patient and healer are in different locations."
"For example, biofield energy healing, spiritual healing, contact healing, distant healing, therapeutic touch, Reiki or Qigong."
"Reviews of the scientific literature on energy healing have concluded that there is no evidence supporting clinical efficacy."
"The theoretical basis of healing has been criticized as implausible."
"Research and reviews supportive of energy medicine have been faulted for containing methodological flaws and selection bias."
"Positive therapeutic results have been determined to result from known psychological mechanisms."
"Some claims of those purveying 'energy medicine' devices are known to be fraudulent."
"Their marketing practices have drawn law-enforcement action in the US."
"Pseudo-scientific belief that healers can channel 'healing energy' into a patient."
"The term refers instead to so-called subtle energy."
"Practitioners may classify the practice as hands-on, hands-off, and distant (or absent) where the patient and healer are in different locations."
"The theoretical basis of healing has been criticized as implausible; research and reviews supportive of energy medicine have been faulted for containing methodological flaws and selection bias."
"Reviews of the scientific literature on energy healing have concluded that there is no evidence supporting clinical efficacy."
"Terms such as energy healing or vibrational medicine being used as synonymous or alternative names."
"Reviews of the scientific literature on energy healing have concluded that there is no evidence supporting clinical efficacy."
"Their marketing practices have drawn law-enforcement action in the US."